Shisha Bars

Tony Devenish: What are you doing to tackle Shisha Bars operating illegally and will you lobby government to change to law to address the issue?

The Mayor: The regulation of smoking in Shisha bars is a matter for the local authority.

Quietway 21

Gareth Bacon: In September 2018, a cross-party Call-In Committee in the Royal Borough of Greenwich unanimously rejected the route for Quietway 21 through Eltham North Ward, suggesting it was dangerous and there was a better alternative. This decision to ask for an alternative route was backed by Greenwich Cyclists on the grounds that Dunvegan Road was not a low traffic secondary routes as envisaged by the scheme. Has the Mayor or TfL been contacted by the Royal Borough of Greenwich over a potential change of route?

The Mayor: Firstly, in order to avoid confusion with another route in the Quietways programme, I would like to point out that the Quietway in question is not labelled Quietway 21. It is currently known as the Greenwich to Bexleyheath Quietway and does not have a route number.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich contacted Transport for London (TfL) by telephone to discuss this matter on 18 September 2018, this conversation was subsequently followed up by email on the same day to request TfL carry out a traffic count survey on Dunvegan Road to verify that Dunvegan Road is a low-traffic route.
TfL conducted a traffic count survey on 20 September 2018 which showed the peak hour two-way traffic flow on Dunvegan Road was 235 vehicles, with no presence of Heavy Goods Vehicles. This level of traffic flow is considered suitable for cyclists to be mixed with traffic within TfL’s draft New Cycle Route Quality Criteria.
The draft New Cycle Route Quality Criteria is being used to ensure that the cycle network continues to increase in quality by setting an expected level of provision for all new cycle routes. The implementation of the six quality criteria will be used to shape the design of cycling infrastructure, from an early stage in the design process.

Religious hate crime (2)

Andrew Boff: How many religious hate incidents targeted at Jews were reported in London, over the last 5 years broken down by year, including the current year?

The Mayor: Please see below the link to the MPS Hate crime or special crime dashboard. This dashboard is updated monthly and contains both Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crime offences dating back to April 2010.
Data within this dashboard is available to download:https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/hate-crime-dashboard/

Religious Hate Crime (1)

Andrew Boff: How many religious hate incidents targeted at Muslims were reported in London, over the last 5 years broken down by year, including the current year?

The Mayor: Please see below the link to the MPS Hate crime or special crime dashboard. This dashboard is updated monthly and contains both Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crime offences dating back to April 2010.
Data within this dashboard is available to download:https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/hate-crime-dashboard/